Luxury Surf Camp in Maldives

If you are a beginner surfer or you are just looking for a first experience with waves, learn and enjoy surfing with Vakaru Surf. You will learn surfing and practice yoga in the best conditions and discover the beautiful local island in Maldives. The experienced instructors have a professional approach of surfing with different types of class: physical training to strengthen your conditions and video and photo feedback analysis to approve your technique. You can also relax with a massage and enjoy a great experience discovering the beauty of Maldives during the excursions and experience the local life on a peaceful island.

Accommodation

You will be staying in a double room in Midsummer Thulusdhoo Maldives. Midsummer Thulusdhoo Maldives is a guesthouse with four cozy private rooms located in the heart of Thulusdhoo island, Maldives, which is known to everyone as one of the most luxurious and expensive tourist destinations. Midsummer Thulusdhoo Maldives is well known for its authentic Maldivian experience. With a variety of activities ranging from snorkeling, diving, surfing, fishing, dolphin spotting, picnic, sandbank, and water sports, Vakaru Surf has it all planned for you. Even mingling and enjoying the local life with the friendly islanders is a unique experience which you do not want to miss. Midsummer Thulusdhoo Maldives is your home away from home in Maldives.

Vakaru Surf Camp Maldives Program

Vakaru Surf will teach you how to surf safer, better, and faster. The lessons are run daily for individuals and groups of all ages and levels. Vakaru Surf's mission is not only to teach surfing as a sport but also as a personal fulfillment through the gratifying contact with the sea and the amazing sensation of sliding on the waves.

Maldives‘s surf spots have become one of the favorites for wave riders of varying skill and experience. Beginners, in particular, may find it slightly intimidating due to the pro dominated waves, but they can always have a go once they have got a hang of their craft. Near Thuludshoo island, there are breaks that provide ideal spots for beginners and to improve your wave riding.

Theory video feedback classes

In order to personalize your coaching, correct your mistakes, and improve your surfing, instructors are developing instruction video feedback classes, an individual mental coaching. A professional photo videographer will shoot you during your surf session and at the evening time, you will analyze your surf technique of the day with the surf coach. A theory / technical class will be given. This method is based on the sports science. Please remember that surfing is a very complete sport. It requires swimming skills, sense of balance, decision making, and constant muscle interactions. Vakaru Surf school will help you to prepare your body and mind ramped up for your training or surfing.

Fitness physical training program

This surf camp includes one training session. Vakaru Surf school organizes surf fitness (1 hour / 1 hour 30 minutes) conducted by professional for the surfers or simply people who want to improve their physical conditions. Surfing is both one of the most enjoyable and physically demanding sports in the world. It requires a wide range of physical qualities in order to paddle out, catch a wave, balance on a surfboard, and lay some big hacking turns and aerial moves. Quality surf training will help you perform better in the water, catch more waves and enjoy a fun surf session. Surf fitness is going to help keep you injury-free too. If you don’t surf, you can still join the program, to keep your shape, improve your physical conditions. Work hard and have fun at the same time!

Yoga

This surf camp included two yoga sessions. The benefits of yoga include endurance, strength, and flexibility. Additionally, mental focus and breathing techniques are strengthened through consistent practice.

Reasons to choose Vakaru Surf

International instructors who are professionally qualified and experienced

Best learning techniques for beginners, advanced, and professional surfers

Best knowledge of Maldives surf spots so you have the most satisfying surfing experience

The surf photographer, videographer, and editor take the best surf photo and video memories of your surf trips (DVD surf movie available)

Thulusdhoo surf spots and beaches are among the most beautiful places of the Maldives. The waves around Thulusdhoo islands are very fun, consistent, and world-class quality

Vakaru Surf's friendly team will welcome you in Vakaru Surf's convivial place combining a surf school, surf shop, and café or coffee shop

Instructors

Alexandro Latorre Lasso de la Vega

Alexandro, born in Basque Country, Spain (close to the famous wave of Mundaka), is a surf head coach. He has more than 30 years of experience enjoying waves and the sea; surf, SUP, scuba diving, and swimming are just some of the sports he loves. He is ISA level 2 surf coach and a certified lifeguard (Spanish Surf Federation). With a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, an MBA, and several years working as controller or business consultant, he felt he wanted a new life closer to the sea, at least for a while.

Delphine Juillet

Delphine Juillet is the manger of Vakaru Surf. She will be one of the instructors in the surf camp.

Location

Thulusdhoo island is located just 28 kilometers north of Male, Maldives. It is the capital of Kaafu Atoll. Approximately 1,400 people live on the island. The size of Thulusdhoo is 700 and 400 meters (according to Google Maps). After the devastating tsunami that happened in 2004 on Rinbodhoo island, more than a half of the population had to move to Thulusdhoo, so the population of Thulusdhoo grew. It is a paradisiac island with pristine white sand beaches and turquoise lagoon where surfers can ride very good quality waves such as Cokes and Chicken surf breaks. The island also has beautiful gold sand beaches such as Bikini Beach where tourists are most welcomed in a blue, clear water lagoon.

Maldives is one of the world’s most famous holiday destinations. It’s known for the natural beauty of its islands which are nearly all lined with white and golden sand and crystal clear turquoise sea, pristine beaches. Maldives consists of 1,192 coral islands grouped in a double chain of 26 atolls, along the north-south direction, spread over roughly 90,000 square kilometers, making this one of the world’s most dispersed countries

With this large number of islands and reefs, Maldives are starting to be world known as a really good place for surfing spots for intermediate and experienced surfers, with consistent waves and long surfing season. Even though the waves are not the most powerful or biggest in the world, but you can get a lot of fun surfing in this amazing destination.

Surfing in Maldives

The waves are not massive and they are quite easy and fun. The swell is very consistent. Many breaks have reliable barrels and most of them have long beautiful waves you can ride until your heart’s content. A flat day is quite rare. You’re pretty much guaranteed somewhere to surf on the islands every day throughout the surf season.

There is a huge number of surf spots in Maldives so most of the best breaks on the islands are often uncrowded but this tendency is starting to change. However, only a handful of breaks are easily accessible from the resorts and these can get a little crowded. The best surf on the islands requires a short journey away from the resorts, but it’s more than worth the effort.

The surf spots in the Maldives can be separated into three main areas. Each one of the areas is an individual atoll and they all have their own character: Male atolls, central atolls, and south atoll. You will be focused on North Male Atoll where Vakaru Surf is located.

Nearby places

Features

Activities

Cycling

Diving

Kayaking

Massage

Shopping

Snorkeling

Surfing

Swimming

General

Café

Restaurant

Food

Only breakfasts and one meal of your choice (lunch or dinner) are included in the price. The meals (except breakfast) will be served at Vakaru Surf Café. Vakaru Surf offers healthy food products including Asian and Western dishes, a large choice of fresh sandwiches, burgers, salads, and vegetables. Vakaru Surf’s specialties are the fresh fish (catch of the day) and roasted chicken. They also have homemade desserts and delicious desserts. Tasty snacks for the surfers who need some extra boost to catch the last waves are also available. You can also taste multivitamins fresh juices in the juice bar. Please note that the Maldives is an Islamic country and alcohol is prohibited on inhabited islands like Thulusdhoo. That includes evening hours in cafes, restaurants, and also in your accommodation.

The following meals are included:

Breakfast

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Vegetarian

Vegan

Organic

Fruitarian

Whole food

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

Things to do (optional)

Additional massage

Cycling

Diving

Shopping

Snorkeling

Spa treatments (available in different guesthouse)

Surf trips or safari boat

Swimming

Watersports (kayaking, canoeing, wakeboarding, or banana riding)

What's included

5 surf lessons

1 video analysis

1 theory and lagoon session

2 yoga sessions and 1 training session

1 massage session

1 activity during the day off (snorkel, sand bank, or picnic island)

Surfboard and yoga equipment

Photo package

Airport transfer from Velana International Airport (MLE)

Half board meals (breakfasts and one meal of your choice)

6 nights' accommodation

What's not included

Airfare

Massages

Optional activities

One meal (lunch or diner)

Speed boat transfer (surf spots)

Personal expenses

Taxes

Visa

How to get there

Arrival by airplane

Please book your flight to arrive at Velana International Airport (MLE). Transfer from the airport is included. Vakaru Surf will pick you up from the airport.

All the international flights arrive at Velana International Airport (MLE) which is on an island of its own. Many holiday makers arrive on chartered flights, but there are other scheduled services with Emirates, Qatar, Air Sri Lanka, and Air India.

Arrival by ferry / boat

Fast and efficient, these high-powered vessels (speed boats) can deliver you from the airport to Thulusdoo in just 25 minutes. “Speedboat ferries” now operate several times per day to the island at a set schedule and private speedboats can be organized for anytime night or day.

Vakaru Surf organizes the best value boat at any given time to meet your needs, saving money and maximizing holiday time for you. Vakaru Surf endeavors to extend their customer service from the moment you touch down in the Maldives till the moment you hop back on your airplane.

Exceptionally affordable, the Thulusdoo ferry will get you from the island capital of Male to Thulusdoo island in 85 minutes for just 3 USD. A small additional fee applies for large baggage but either way, this is top value.

The ferry moves at a respectable 13 knots and features very comfortable padded seats, a toilet, helpful staff, and an upstairs open air area where you can stretch out and have a sleep or watch the scenery pass by. Kept meticulously clean by the staff, the ferry is non-smoking and generally very comfortable.

The express trip departs Male at 3.30 p.m. sharp on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. On Fridays, the ferry departs Male at 10.30 p.m. On Tuesdays, there is a ferry that stops at several islands including Thulusdhoo, that departs Male at 2.30 p.m., departing from the ‘Villigili’ ferry terminal.

Ferry times can change at short notice due to public holidays or very bad weather. Vakaru Surf recommends you who are traveling by ferry to contact them, so they can ensure you have the most up to date ferry information.

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